Hanger for car-doors



(No Model.)

P ALLAIN. HANGER FOR OAR DOORS- No. 457,691. Patented Aug. 11,1891.

.ITNESSES:

hurrah drains PETER ALLAIN, OF RUTLAND, ASSIGNOR HIMSELF, AND EDWARDMERRILL, OF PROCTOR, VERMONT.

HANGER FQR CAR-DQQRS.

iSIPECIFIGATIOIil forming part of Letters Patent No. 457,691, dated.August 11, 1891 Application filed January 27, 1891. Sen'al 1T0. 379,231.(No model.) v

To (ZZZ 2011,0322 it may concern.-

Be it known that I, PETER ALLAIN, of Rutland, in the county of Rollandand s tate of,

Vermont, have invented a new and usetul improvement in Hangers forCar-Doors, of which will permit it to receive a sliding movementlaterally.

To these ends my invention consists in the construction and combinationof parts, as is hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a portionof this specification, in which similar letters of reference in dicatecorresponding parts in all the figures. Fir'ure 1 is a brokenperspective side elerationv of one side of a freight-car, showing a doorsupported thereon in accordance with my invention, a locking latch beingalso shown in position unlocked and the door partly open. Fig. 2 is asimilar view of the car-door in closed adjustment. Fig. 3 is aperspective view of the inner side of the cardoor in its closedposition. Fig. 4 is a detached enlarged perspective View of one of thesupports for the car-door. Fig. 5 is a similar view of the other supportfor the car-door,

and Fig. (5 is a plan view of the hanger-bar.

The caudoor A is of theusnal form, being a rectangular battenedstructure conforming in appearance exteriorly with the side of the carB, and for efficiency in service the door should extend at the bottom tothe line of the lower edge of the car-siding, so that when closed theline of the lower edge of the car will be unbroken Across the'top of thecat-side B a horizontal hanger-bar C is secured at each end, spanningthe door-opening therein and extending beyond said opening a distanceequal to the width of the door, which is to slide thereon when it isopened.

The hanger-bar C is preferably made rectangular in cross-section, andhas an oitset formed on it at near one end, which affords a pad forengagement with the side of the carone support D consisting partly of abracketplate'b, that is flat and sufiiciently extended to besubstantially secured by screws or bolts upon the exterior of the door,said plate be- 'ing attached thereto near one side edge and Y a properdistance from the top edge-to adapt it for service Qu the bar C anotherpart c of the door support D isloosely mounted, and, as shown, thispiece or hanger-clip is formed with jaws c, that hook over the top andbottom edges of the hanger-bar O, loosely embracing it, free to slidelongitudinally thereon. The hanger-clip c and bracket-plate b areconnected by a link-bar (Z, pivotally secured at each end to the ears 6e, that project from the upper and lower ends of said clip and plate,respectively, as shown in Fig. 4. The other suspending device for thedoor A consists of a loop or clip E, which is formed to. embrace the bar0 loosely, in the same manner as does the clip 0, both clips having anopening between their jaws s, which will permit them to slide upon thebar C and avoid contact with the studs (1 (L The clip E is furnishedwith an integral bracket-plate E, which is suitably perforated for theinsertion of screws, by which it is affixed to the door.

\Vhen the door is hung, the hanger-clips c and E are placed on the bar0, the bracketplates 1) E of each supporting device being screwed orbolted upon the outer surface of the door, as before indicated, in sucha relative position from the upper edge and the opposite side edges ofthe door that the linkbar (6 will be free to vibrate, the weight of thedoor being then imposed out-he hanger-clips, a keeper-plate j, which isattached to thelower side of the car, preventing an outward displacementotthe door.

From the peculiar construction of the doorsupporting devices, asdescribed, the door A may be'swung outwardly by lateral pressure, so asto permit it to slidein the space between the outside of the ear i3 andthe inner surface ot the hanger-bar O, as before stated, or be movedopposite the door-opening in the earside and be swung inwardly to alignthere- With,thus sealing the aperture in the car-side and aligning theouter face of the door with its general exterior surface.

The securing device for the cat-door consists, in part, of a fixed lugg, which projects from one side edge of the door opposite a socketformed to receive itin the door-jainb toward which the door is to heslid to close it, which lug will enter the socket as the door is movedinward against the frame-timbers i r 0, the complete insertion beingeffected simultaneously with the lateral movement of the entire door toalign it with the car-side, a handle It being provided to facilitate themanipulation of the car-door, as stated. The lOCK- ing device for theother side edge of the door A is comprised of a locking-arm m, which issupported on a latch-plate m, that is secured on the outer face of thedoor at a suitable height. Said plate in has a locltingstaple m on itsouter face near the end adjacent to the edge of the door, and istransversely perforated at a proper point in the opposite end portion toloosely receive a laterally-projecting stud n on the inner face of thearm '02, the end of which is shown in Fig.

A disk a is securely mounted upon the squared inner end of the stud 1i,and one end of a locking-bolt 0 is pivoted to the disk near its edge, soas to be longitudinally projected when the disk is partly rotated.

The locking-bolt o is supported to slide out? Wise by its looseengagement with a slot formed in the vertical bar 7) of the doorbattenframe, the free end 0 of the bolt be ing adapted to enter an aligningsocket cut in the upright jamb-tin1ber 1), as shown in Fig. 8.

To effect the lOClilllP connection of the bolt 0 from the exterior ofthe car, the arm in is swung downward to project its depending finger '2through the staple m thereoythrowing the bolt outwardlyinto engagementwith the socket 0, so to fasten the door A. The door may be furthersecured by the attaclr ment of a sealing device or a lock upon theinserted end ot' the linger 1'.

\Vhen the door A is to be released, it is only necessary to free thefinger-piece r, so that it may be removed from the staple m and thenrock upwardly to the limb m, when the door may be drawn outwardly bypulling upon the handle h, which will Withdraw the door and allow it toslide laterally.

The fastening mechanism forms no part of the present invention, and isnot claimed in this application.

It will be noticed that the door A is hung a short distance below theroof of the car, so as to allow its upper edge to clear the studs a aand, further, that the lower edge of the car-door is in alignment withthe lower edge of the car-siding, the'last-mentioned feature afiordiugfreedom of movement to the door and avoiding the usual obstruction toits sliding movement. It also protects the car-sill from the elements,so as to obviate injury that results thereto when unprotected.

Having thus described my invention, I claimas new and desire to secureby Letters I atenti. In a car-door, the hanger D, comprising thevertical clip 0, having upper and lower jaws c on its inner face to hookover the upper and lower edges of a rail and provided on its outer faceat its lower end with two transverse ears (2 c, the verticalbracket-plate I) having transverse ears 6 c at its upper end, and thelink (Z, pivoted at its ends between the forth.

$3. The combination, with a car having a track C, supported, as at aover its door-opening and inclined inward at a, of the sliding doorfitting said opening and provided at its upper end near its forward edgewith a hanger E, having a clip E at its upper end provided on its innerface with spaced jaws s, hooking over the upper and lower edges of therail, and at its rear edge with a hanger comprising the clip 0, havingspaced jaws c c on its inner face embracing the upper and lower edges ofthe rail, cars a e at thelower end of clip, vertical bracket-plate h,secured to the door nearer its inner edge than the clip 0 and/formedatitsuppeicnd with ears r and the limit (Z, pivoted at its ends in saidpair: of cars, substmitially as set. forth.

his PETER Ahlmtifi.

mark Yitncsses:

'inos. t. tomnxs, iLLiAii i". ("Lana said pairs of cars, substantiallyas set

